The hunch that nearly everyone seemingly had, that Wild GM Chuck Fletcher must have made some kind of deal with Vegas GM George McPhee, has proven to be an accurate one. Erik Haula joins the Golden Knights as does Alex Tuch. Fletcher not only managed to keep all of the Wild’s defense intact prior to the expansion draft, but also protected Eric Staal who was easily the best center left exposed, and GMCF even managed to snag a third round pick (next year’s or potentially this year’s). That’s pretty good arithmetic by most everyone’s understanding of hockey math.
Wilderness Walk: Trophy Haul(a)
